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These are not happy times at Arsenal. All is not roses with Tottenham Hotspur either. While the Gunners are feeling déjà vu all over again as a title challenge is all but abandoned, and questions are raised against both manager and owner, Tottenham are also feeling a pinch. Andre Villas-Boas' standing has oscillated through his short time at White Hart Lane from risky appointment to praised reformer back to being doubted again.
Villas-Boas' tactical twiddling has not impressed, and his team have regularly gone ahead only to blow their advantage. From the first home match of the season, when a lead against West Brom was converted only into a 1-1 draw, Spurs have too often surrendered their primacy. It happened last week at Manchester City, too, where an early goal from Steven Caulker was wiped out and then overtaken by a City team that had been let back into the game. That the same also nearly happened at Old Trafford, in Villas-Boas' keynote victory of the season, shows a worrying pattern in the latter stages of matches.
Is it a question of psychology, or one of tactics? AVB seemingly tries to sit out on a lead, yet his team is not very good at doing so. Tottenham fans are rarely appreciative of a negative outlook, and they will hardly be impressed by the recent loss of three games out of four. With the Manchester duo and Chelsea streaking clear at the top of the Premier League, fourth place is the scrap that the rest of the clubs are fighting for. Arsenal and Tottenham are two of that group, while Everton are the team currently in possession and looking good for a season-long challenge. Meanwhile, West Brom and West Ham are above the North London clubs.
This, then, is a London derby of high stakes, and at an early juncture of the season too. Arsene Wenger's recent claim that fourth is a trophy in itself was mocked but is a reflection of its importance to his club. Should Wenger fail to reach it then his standing would look as low as it ever has during his time at Arsenal, while Villas-Boas cannot call on a comparable previous body of work to quell the doubters. His predecessor managed fourth place twice.
Arsenal are four points behind Everton, with Spurs three in deficit. Had Everton not drawn four games in a row then they might even be out of sight, but two clubs who have been there and done it before are still in touch, if they can recover any semblance of form.
Arsenal's recent defensive performances have been ruinous, with Manchester United, Schalke and Fulham exploiting careless defending, with set-pieces being a particular Achilles' heel. Talk of Steve Bould being the brains behind a tightening up of the backline has hushed, and Wenger always bristled at such a suggestion anyway. Should Villas-Boas get his team to push on, Arsenal could be there for the taking.
Back in February, the corresponding fixture was the key game of the season in both team's fortunes.
Arsenal looked to be lurching towards disaster when losing 2-0 to a Spurs team who were on course for their first back-to-back win at Arsenal's home for 86 years, and set to put three points into their rivals. Arsenal were off the back of a 4-0 humiliation by a Zlatan Ibrahimovic-inspired AC Milan and an FA Cup defeat to Sunderland. But a 28-minute spell saw them grab five goals and rescue their season. They soon surged clear in third, and while Spurs did make fourth, Chelsea's winning of the Champions League negated that as an achievement.
They may not like to admit it, but both clubs' stars are in danger of being on the descent. Back in February, they were fighting for third and fourth. On Saturday they are fighting each other to be in the fight for fourth.
Arsenal player to watch: Olivier Giroud. It has not all been bad news for Arsene Wenger. He can take a crumb of comfort in the fact that his latest import from Ligue 1 is beginning to find his feet. A goal at Schalke and a brace against Fulham served to bury unfair comparisons to the lesser spotted Marouane Chamakh. In any case, such a comparison was faulty, since Chamakh began well, only to fade fast. Giroud began slowly but is pushing on from there. He is also able to contribute far more away from goal.
Tottenham Hotspur player to watch: Steven Caulker. Two years ago, Caulker made his Spurs debut in the League Cup against Arsenal, as one of an understrength team fielded by Harry Redknapp. That night, despite a 4-1 win for a higher-powered Arsenal, saw him praised by Redknapp, though the manager could not actually remember Caulker's name. Now, 26 months later, "the young defender", as he was labelled that night, is an international, with a debut England goal to his name, and is keeping former captain Michael Dawson out of the Tottenham team.
Key battle: Mikel Arteta v Clint Dempsey. Last Saturday was not a happy afternoon for Arteta. Having not enjoyed his best afternoon in midfield, he stepped up to take the penalty that would secure a 4-3 win against Fulham. A Mark Schwarzer save later, the final whistle was blown and Arteta was flat out in frustration. That he took the penalty was a reflection of his growing importance to seniority in his team, from a position at the base of the midfield where he is likely to often encounter Dempsey, Villas-Boas' deep-lying forward of choice. The American, aside from a wondrous afternoon at Old Trafford, has yet to impose himself as a Spurs player, giving rise to thoughts that he may have been better off at Liverpool. For differing reasons, both have points to prove.
Trivia: This is Arsenal's worst start to a league season since 1982-83, when they had just 14 points after 11 games. That season, they were under the stewardship of Northern Irishman Terry Neill, who was Spurs manager in 1976, when Arsenal made him the youngest man, at 34, to manage the club. That also means that he was younger than Villas-Boas when managing Spurs, making him the youngest manager of both clubs.
Stats: In the last two meetings between Spurs and Arsenal at Emirates Stadium, a team has taken a 2-0 lead and then gone on to lose the match (Spurs won 3-2 in 2010-11 and Arsenal 5-2 in 2011-12). (Opta)
Odds: Arsenal are a shade under odds-on at 1.90 at bet365, while Tottenham are double that at 3.80. The draw is 3.75. Another 5-2 Arsenal win is 67.00.
Prediction: Tottenham to go into the lead, but Arsenal to blast back and beat them.
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Legislators moved swiftly to pass the budget in a morning session that followed a public hearing Monday that featured little public input. With the last budgetary hurdle cleared, the county government turned to sending a message they want heard in Albany.
The Legislature unanimously seconded a resolution read by Legislator Don Allport calling for the state to take on the costs of Medicaid and several other state-mandated programs, a proposal that was enacted last year when the property tax cap was put in place.
New York state requires that counties cover some or all of the costs of state-mandated programs, which Legislature Chairman David Callard said was the root cause of tax increases — including the $0.12 bump codified for 2013 Wednesday, as the county property tax rate will now be $9.71 for every $1,000 in assessed value.
Callard's message was simple — taxes will continue to increase without a major restructuring in how the state pays for the programs that counties unhappily fund.
"If there is mandate relief, then taxes would be lower," Callard said. "Without mandate relief, taxes can't be lowered. With the costs of mandated programs, we can't cut enough ... ever eliminating programs to cover the (costs of mandates)."
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One area that is improving in the coming year is the levels of unpaid recycling-solid waste, school and village taxes. County Treasurer Susan Heard said the county will have less of a burden when it makes those costs whole for municipalities and schools — $90,000 for the school taxes and $11,000 for the villages.
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Imagine a shop packed with the best gluten-free groceries from around the world. Not just a rack or two - an entire store full of great gluten free food. Pasta from Italy. Soup from England. Fresh-baked goodies from local bakeries. Granolas and cookies, pretzels and snacks. Cakes you can make in a minute or two. And all gluten-free.
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This summer, Mohonk Preserve is expanding its summer camps. For the first time, a new camp for younger children is being offered for ages 5-6 called Young Explorers.
As the Hudson River continues to warm, the annual spawning run of shad, one of the river's iconic species, will begin in earnest. For longtime shad fishermen, this time of year has become about remembering what was, instead of preparing for what is to come. Thats because a 4-year-old moratorium on commercial and recreational shad fishing in the Hudson remains in place.
One down, one to go.
Heavy snow and red tape resulted in a disappointingly slow start for a pioneering program in a Westchester County village to use birth control as a no-kill way to thin the numbers of deer.
The following is a Q&A by Terry Platz of Beacon Institute for Rivers and Estuaries of Clarkson University and Amy Lipton, an independent curator and co-director of ecoartspace, a nonprofit organization providing opportunities for artists who address environmental issues. Lipton has organized numerous exhibitions for museums, galleries, sculpture parks, environmental centers and in the public realm, including BiodiverCITY, presented by the D.C.
In 2013, California initiated its groundbreaking cap and trade system as one mechanism to mitigate greenhouses gas emissions produced in the state.
Randi Sackheim likes to keep things organic. Especially when it comes to gardening.
Town of Poughkeepsie: On incubation Day 25 at eagle nest NY62, the switch-over (female relieving the male) occurred at 4:40 p.m. After more than three weeks, their routine has become, routine. Often the relieving adult has not even reached the nest before the relieved adult is heading out.
Totally toads Hubbard Lodge, 2880 Route 9, Cold Spring. 2-3 p.m. April 13. Learn about the habits and life cycles of toads. Meet the museums resident toads, and after the program take a short hike in search of toads. For adults and children 5 and up. $7 for adults and $5 for children or $5 for adult members and $3 for child members. For information, visit hhnaturemuseum.org or call 845-534-5506, Ext. 204.
It's convenient to pick up some laundry detergent at the store, but it's not difficult to create your own.
Hike name: Carnwath Farms revisited
Hike name: 3,000-foot Silver Hollow (Edgewood) Mountain, 98th of the Catskill's 100 highest.
Hike name: Fahnestock Winter Park Stillwater Lake Trail System (south of Route 301) cross-country ski.
Mohonk Preserve seeks volunteers to participate in the pilot season of the Mohonk Preserve Foothills Phenology Project this spring.
Earlier this year, I was part of a team of students at Arlington High School, Mission: Mitigation, who won $10,000 in the national Lexus Eco Land & Water Challenge for a project focused on protecting biodiversity in our community through mitigation.
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Simon Johnson, former chief economist of the International Monetary Fund, is the Ronald A. Kurtz Professor of Entrepreneurship at the M.I.T. Sloan School of Management and co-author of "White House Burning: The Founding Fathers, Our National Debt, and Why It Matters to You."
The news from Juba is very bad. South Sudan is in the throes of political conflict and serious fighting that has the potential to become civil war. Several hundred people have been reported dead and more injured. Unless cooler heads prevail, the situation could spiral out of control in places including Juba, the capital; Bor, the capital of Jonglei state, about 125 miles to the north of Juba; and Bentiu, the capital of Unity state, which has a lot of oil.
Today's Economist
Perspectives from expert contributors.
The outside world needs to get serious about preventing the escalation of this conflict. We can do this by applying appropriate economic pressure to all the military forces involved and by assuring that oil revenues are not used to fuel the conflict. This will require China, India, France and the United States to cooperate closely and in ways that may not come naturally.
This week Ban Ki-moon, secretary general of the United Nations, called for an increase in the peacekeeping force on the ground, while about 45,000 people have already sought protection at United Nations compounds around the ground. It is obviously imperative for the United Nations to safeguard their lives. Read more…


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Pets in the West
Top 15 dog-friendly vacations
You can take your best pal with you on these getaways around the West
Stanford Inn by the Sea, Mendocino, CANext to a plate of cookies for the humans is a welcome kit for Miss Bea: a housemade sweet-potato treat tied in a white ribbon, water and food dishes, an ample stack of plastic bags, and two fresh sheets. The room, with a white bedspread and end tables with slender mahogany legs, feels classically grown-up, not "proofed" for anything.
Miss Bea has to stay on-leash all the time (she's a bolter), and goes all Cujo at certain other dogs. But here, at the Stanford Inn by the Sea (from $225, breakfast included; dogs $45 onetime fee; stanfordinn.com) in Mendocino for a beach weekend, it's as if the word "no" doesn't exist. The inn, and many local parks, restaurants, and other businesses, go way beyond merely allowing dogs. They welcome them, and their canine quirks, openly.
We walk down the hill from the inn and out to the beach just off Highway 1 at the mouth of the Big River. This is why there are so many dog-friendly beach towns on our rocky, rugged coast—there's so much for a dog to do, and relatively little trouble to get into. The beach is, simply, nature's coolest playground, even if you never go in more than ankle deep.
While hotels increasingly allow dogs—hoping to cash in on the 39 percent of U.S. households that own one—the Stanford has been pet-friendly since Jeff Stanford and his wife, Joan, bought it 37 years ago, shortly after moving from the Midwest. Back then, if you traveled with a dog, "you had to stay at a Holiday Inn or nothing," says Jeff. Like many people who move to California, Jeff says they wanted to do things on their own terms. So, at their place, dogs go everywhere. "It's just automatic." Even in the sitting area in the lobby, just outside the hotel's Ravens' Restaurant, you can eat breakfast in the company of your dog. The food is organic and vegan, which is how Jeff wants it. It is also delicious.
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Anxiety: We worry. A gallery of contributors count the ways.
I have never walked through an airport body scanner — or, as I think of it, "the cancer machine." In the years since these radiation chambers began appearing in airports across the United States, I have developed a variety of tricks to avoid submitting myself to them.
At checkpoints that use a combination of cancer machines and traditional metal detectors, it is just a matter of choosing the right queue. Often, however, a single line feeds into both machines, making the Transportation Security Administration officer responsible for directing passengers to one or the other. Since the officer gives priority to the cancer machine, relatively few passengers end up walking through the metal detector.
Confronted with this situation, I create delays, futzing with my shoes or laptop, until the line has bottlenecked at the cancer machine. At that point I walk confidently — or as confidently as one can possibly walk without wearing shoes — to the metal detector, at which point the officer usually waves me through. Read more…


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What It Is
Uglydolls have been around for several years, and the line of monster-esque characters continues to grow. There are new characters in the Uglydoll Clip-Ons collection, including Basheeshee and Kram Scrammy. Each character comes with its own personality and story, detailed in an accompanying hangtag. For example, this is part of Basheeshee's personality profile: "Basheeshee has always grown up in the shadow of his big brother Big Toe. Mostly because Big Toe is huge! Well, Basheeshee is huge too, not in size or muscle mass like his also blue bro, but in his capacity for love, caring, understanding, and letting his ears down to rock it baby, that's correct!" Kids can clip the soft, four-inch Uglydolls Clip-Ons to a backpack, purse, belt loop, or wherever they feel like showing off their Uglydolls.
Why It's Fun
Some people think Uglydolls are, well, ugly. But we think they are cute and kids find them funny. The humor in the personality profiles is geared toward older kids and adults, but younger kids like the toys because they are silly. Just like the larger stuffed Uglydolls characters, the Uglydolls Clip-Ons are very cute, very soft, and great for showcasing your love of these guys on-the-go.
Who It's For
The Uglydoll Clip-Ons are for ages 3 and up.
What To Be Aware Of
To see the entire Uglydoll lineup, visit shop.uglydolls.com. Uglydolls are mainly found in specialty stores.


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Transfer news LIVE: Final countdown for Suarez
23.50 BST:That's it for another day of transfer dealings. Be sure to check back here tomorrow for another round of rumours, gossip and done deals.
21.50 BST:Everton are considering a move for Scott Sinclair, according to the Daily Star, after the former Swansea and Chelsea player fell down the pecking order at Manchester City following the influx of new players this summer.
21.20 BST: Here's some more on Spurs' pursuit of Soldado, from ESPN's Graham Hunter on Twitter.
#Valencia President says on Marca radio that they´ve asked €30m for #Soldado ¨What's being offered isn't far from that¨. Spurs in box seat— Graham Hunter (@BumperGraham) July 22, 2013
21.00 BST: Liverpool manager Brendan Rodgers remains keen on more new signings - with quality attackers and a left-back at the top of his wishlist.
"There are obviously certain areas of the squad where we're a bit thinner than others," he said. "We probably need a bit more support - that extra bit of quality - at the top end of the field and that's something we'll look out for.
"That'll be mixed with needing cover in the left-back position - that's something we're looking at. It's not really about numbers, it's about quality. If we can do that over the next number of weeks we'll be happy."
20.35 BST: Tottenham fans look away now - after missing out on David Villa and Christian Benteke already this summer, Valencia coach Miroslav Djukic is confident of keeping Spurs transfer target Roberto Soldado in Spain. He said: "I do not believe that any club will pay Soldado's buy-out clause. What I think is that he will stay with us, although I cannot guarantee anything. In football and in life you have to be prepared for anything."
19.45 BST: West Ham co-owner David Sullivan has said he would be open to Scott Parker making a return to Upton Park. In a Twitter Q&A, Sullivan said: "would love to have Scott Parker back if there is room on the wage bill".
19.20 BST:Tottenham defender Michael Dawson believes that Gareth Bale will stay at the club next season after receiving reassurances from Andre Villas-Boas on the matter. He told Sky Sports: "Gaz is a Tottenham player and the manager has come out and said he's staying, and that's great news."
18.55 BST: Chelsea might not have landed the striker that Jose Mourinho wants, but John Terry has been impressed with what he has seen of the club's new players in pre-season so far. He said: "The new lads have settled in really well and the quality is good, and these trips definitely help that because you are in each other's pockets all day every day, so it is a great opportunity for them to get to know the other players."
18.35 BST: Having recently signed Arouna Kone from Wigan, Everton manager Roberto Martinez is now being linked to defender Mory Kone, an Ivory Coast Under-17 international who plays for Le Mans in France.
#Barça appoint Gerardo 'Tata' Martino for 3 seasons— Graham Hunter (@BumperGraham) July 22, 2013
17.50 BST: Various reports coming out of Spain are claiming that Gerardo Martino has agreed a three-year deal to take over at Barcelona. It is also claimed that he won't take official charge of the side until after Wednesday's friendly against Bayern Munich.
17.00 BST: Arsenal are still to make the big-name signing that their fans crave this summer. But youngster Gedion Zelalem has impressed on the club's tour of Asia. Find out more about him, here.
16.35 BST: The Express reports that Vincent Kompany is happy with Manchester City's £90million summer spending spree and said that it is a statement of their intent to compete for every trophy in the coming season.
16.30 BST: Barcelona were unlikely to accept the bid.
Barcelona have rejected Manchester United's second formal bid, of reportedly 35-40M, for Barcelona midfielder Cesc Fabregas (26). [sport]— barcastuff (@barcastuff) July 22, 2013
16.27 BST: The Express and Star reports that Zoltan Gera has returned to Hungary with West Brom hoping to secure a new Baggies contract within the next two weeks.
16.19 BST: Anzhi have now released a statement regarding Guss Hiddink's departure from the club, it reads: 'The club thanks Guus Hiddink for his contribution to the club and wishes him success in his future career.' Meanwhile, Italian media say Inter Milan have bid €3million for Sochaux's Ryad Boudebouz.
16.08 BST: St Etienne are thinking of signing Antony Mounier after struggling to bring in Tabanou and Khazri. Christophe Galtier says he's also spoken to Guillaume Hoarau about coming back from China.
15.58 BST: Le Parisien claims Lucas Digne will recieve 10% of his transfer fee to Paris Saint-Germain as a sign-on bonus.
15.50 BST: BREAKING: Guus Hiddink has reportedly resigned from Anzhi Makhachkala. Where will the Russian manager end up next?
15.48 BST: News for Sheffield United and Liverpool fans.
Conor Coady has joined Sheffield United on a six-month loan - http://t.co/dNn2ByAXRo #LFC— Liverpool FC (@LFC) July 22, 2013
15.45 BST: GetReading.co.uk reports that Reading are in talks with Juventus about an affiliate link-up deal which could lead to some of the top young talent from the Italian giants turning out at the Madejski Stadium.
15.34 BST: SportsDirect News reports that West Ham United manager Sam Allardyce is looking closely at former Chelsea forward Salomon Kalou after dropping his interest in Colombian striker Duvan Zapata.
15.29 BST: The Sunderland Echo reports that Paolo Di Canio is looking to add another couple of players to Sunderland's ranks, despite already bringing eight fresh faces to the Stadium of Light this summer.
15.11 BST: Spurs boss Andre Villas-Boas talks about new signing Nacer Chadli. Guardian-Series have the full story.
15.00 BST: Sky Sports report that Groningen claim to have reached an agreement with Liverpool which will see Krisztian Adorjan head to Holland on loan.
14.55 BST: Details are now emerging regarding Gino Peruzzi's delayed move to Sunderland. The two clubs had agreed a fee some time ago, with a medical undertook last week.
It was at this point Sunderland sought a second medical to gain clarification on the progress of Peruzzi's recovery from a ligament injury he suffered last April. With the Black Cats now in Asia for the Barclays Trophy, Velez have confirmed the second medical was passed and a contract is to be signed upon return of Sunderland officials next week.
14.38 BST: French media are now reporting Arsenal are closing in on Atletico Mineiro's highly-rated attacking midfielder Bernard. Citing Brazilian sources, lequipe.fr claim the 20-year-old Brazilian is set to sign a five-year contract worth an annual €3million after tax with the Gunners. Watch some of his highlights below:
14.26 BST: Zoumana Bakayogo is undergoing a medical at Championship side Leicester City. The 26-year-old came hrough the ranks at PSG, and recently left Tranmere Rovers. BBC have the full story.
14.19 BST: As ESPN revealed earlier this month, Dan Gosling is close to completing a move to Crystal Palace after undergoing a medical. Eager to be reunited with Ian Holloway after the pair worked together of Plymouth Argyle, the two clubs have finally agreed a fee after protracted discussions.
14.12 BST: Andre Villas-Boas admits Tottenham Hotspur remain in the market for new recruits after striking a deal for Nacer Chadli, reports Sky Sports.
13.58 BST: Blackpool are in a bad way according to their manager Paul Ince, who needs new recruits. BBC have the full story.
13.41 BST: The Daily Post reports Brendan Rodgers has defended the decision to off-load Pepe Reina to Napoli as the Liverpool boss insisted: 'This team is evolving.'
13.23 BST: SportsDirect News reports that Arsenal are close to completing the transfer of Atletico Mineiro attacking midfielder Bernard, after news emerged a £21million deal was agreed between the two clubs.
13.15 BST: Real Betis have made Jordi Figueras their 10th signing of the summer after the defender arrived from Club Brugge on a three-year deal.
13.10 BST: RCD Espanyol have rejected a bid for Hector Moreno from a 'Premier League club' reports Marca. Sky Sports claim that 'Premier League club' is Swansea.
12.52 BST: DONE DEALS: Former Manchester United defender Reece Brown and Ikechi Anya have become the latest players to sign for Championship side Watford.
12.30 BST: Jose Mourinho thinks Cristiano Ronaldo will remain at Real Madrid this summer. FULL STORY HERE.
12.11 BST: Spurs and Monaco are leading the chase to sign Fabio Coentrao according to El Confidencial. However, Real Madrid coach Carlo Ancelotti was recently quoted saying he wants the Portuguese international to stay.
12.00 BST: Ibrahim Affelay could join Malaga on loan, reports Mundo Deportivo. The Dutch international had a successful time at Schalke on loan before an injury spoiled his form. Since joining Barcelona in 2011, he has struggled to break into the team and been kept out with numerous injuries.
11.40 BST: More on the Barcelona manager situation.
Celta de Vigo coach Luis Enrique (43) has told people close to him that he won't be the next Barcelona coach. [ara]— barcastuff (@barcastuff) July 22, 2013
11.35 BST: Southampton attacker Gaston Ramirez is open to a move to Inter Milan. FULL STORY HERE.
Check out an old highlight of Ramirez below:
11.24 BST: Hull City are hoping to sign Wilson Palacios on loan from Stoke City, as manager Steve Bruce looks to build a squad capable of staying in the Premier League. FULL STORY HERE.
11.11 BST: Lazio have explained that they will not entertain any offers for Antonio Candreva this summer. Football-Italia have the full story.
11.02 BST: More on the news that Manchester United have made a second bid for Cesc Fabregas, HERE.
10.54 BST: Marseille are prepared to allow reported Newcastle United target Andre-Pierre Gignac to leave the club to ease their wage bill and have contacted Joey Barton's agent to broker a move. FULL STORY HERE.
10.44 BST: Stoke to pull off a very good signing?
Stoke are hopeful of completing a season long loan deal for Benfica striker Nelson Oliveira today #scfc— John Percy (@John__Percy) July 22, 2013
10.35 BST: Sky Sports now reporting that Barcelona will not make a decision on Fabregas' future until a new coach is appointed. Which was to be expected. Will Tata Martino or Lus Enrique want to keep him?
10.24 BST: Jelavic to Hamburg?
Hamburg sporting director Kreuzer confirmed interest in Everton's Nikica Jelavic, but HSV have to sell players first. #EFC #HSV— Daniel Busch (@dan_bu) July 22, 2013
10.20 BST: David Moyes has confirmed that Manchester United have made a second bid for Barcelona midfielder Cesc Fabregas. Many have reported that United are ready to double Cesc's wages, with a transfer fee above £30million. Story to follow.
10.13 BST: Update on Barca's managerial situation. Martino in pole position to land the role?
Martino, who has been told he's the main candidate, is waiting in Argentina on Barcelona's final decision before travelling to Spain. [ole]— barcastuff (@barcastuff) July 22, 2013
10.02 BST: Lyon say Yoann Gourcuff will definitely be staying at the club, ruling out a move to Arsenal. FULL STORY HERE.
09.52 BST: Chronicle Live reports that Newcastle United have tabled an offer for Bafetimbi Gomis. The Magpies could get the French international for a knockdown fee but they are yet to enter discussions over personal terms.
09.35 BST: Today's front pages from Spain. Featuring; Real Madrid's demolision of AFC Bournemouth, and Barclona's choice of Tata Martino or Luis Enrique. Courtesy of Football-Espana.
09.28 BST: Liverpool boss Brendan Rodgers is confident that Luis Suarez will remain a Liverpool player for next season. FULL STORY HERE.
09.17 BST: USA have decided to target Mainz attacker Shawn Parker, 20, according to Bild. Matthias Hamann, the European scout for the US association said: 'Shawn is an interesting player. We have set our sights on him for the last two years and must now decide whether he can help us.'
Parker has played in every German youth team, and is one of the Bundesliga's brightest young talents. However it looks like Jurgen Klinsmann has targeted him for the USA national team, and will try to nab him from Germany. Watch him in action below:
08.59 BST: Today's front pages from Italy, featuring; Higuain, Vucinic, Juventus, and Monaco. Courtesy of Football-Italia.
08.42 BST: Eintracht Frankfurt set to sign Borussia Dortmund youngster Marvin Bakalorz for €75,000. The midfielder is set to replace the injured youngster Marc Stendera, who suffered a long term injury. Bakalorz will follow in his father's footsteps, as from 1988 to 1990, Dirk Bakalorz played for the Eagles.
08.30 BST: 101GreatGoals provides picture proof that Liverpool have signed Barcelona youngster Sergi Canos.
08.15 BST: The Express reports that Arsenal will have to move quickly if they are to land transfer target Gonzalo Higuain this summer. Thye report that Napoli have had a £30million bid accepted by Real Madrid.
06.50 BST: According to theworldgame.com.au, Australian striker Scott McDonald could be on his way to Millwall from Middlesbrough. However, McDonald's current team-mate and compatriot, Rhys Williams, is going nowhere, with a $AU4.8 million move to Nottingham Forest rejected by Middlesbrough boss Tony Mowbray.
05.59 BST: Valencia have set a deadline of August 3rd for clubs to submit bids for their striker Roberto Soldado. READ THE FULL STORY.
04.41 BST:Liverpool legend John Aldridge has questioned whether Arsenal are serious in their pursuit of Uruguay striker Luis Suarez. READ THE FULL STORY.
British media is reporting Liverpool striker Luis Suarez's future is set to be decided when the Uruguay international joins the squad in Australia for its pre-season tour. According to The Sun and The Telegraph, Suarez will hold final crunch talks over the next 48 hours with Reds manager Brendan Rodgers while in Melbourne with speculation strongly linking the 26-year-old to either Real Madrid or Arsenal this summer. Suarez landed in Australia ahead of his team-mates but refused to answer any questions regarding his future. However, Rodgers is convinced he can get Suarez, who has spoken of desire to play for different clubs, to commit his long-term career to Liverpool and end the circling rumours.
Everton striker Nikica Jelavic could have played his last game for the club with the Daily Mail reporting the Croatia international could be heading for the Bundesliga. Jelavic made an impressive start to this Everton career after joining from Rangers last year, but the goals ran dry for the 27-year-old last season. And new manager Roberto Martinez, who recently signed Arouna Kone from Wigan, could be tempted into agreeing to a £6 million offer from Hamburg.
Swansea manager Michael Laudrup is preparing to make a £7 million swoop for Mexican defender Hector Moreno. According to the Mirror, Swansea are preparing for life without Welsh defender Ashley Williams, a strong target for Arsenal, and have identified the 25-year-old Moreno as the perfect replacement. And the move could happen quicker than you think, with Swansea making contact with Moreno's cash-strapped club, Espanyol, about pushing through the deal this week.


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Cellar/Tasting Notes "Enticing aromas of toffee, cream, dried apricot and caramel, Full-bodied, very sweet and thick, with honey and caramel flavors. Long and rich, oozing with sweet ripe fruit, this s like liquid candy."
Cellar/Tasting Notes "This is initially very muted on the nose, but it unfurls seductively with subtle, perfumed aromas of lime leaf, white peach, fresh apricot and touches of white flowers: very pretty and well defined. The palate is beautifully balanced, so pure and succinct with wonderful precision towards the..
Cellar/Tasting Notes "The minerality and stoniness really comes through on the nose of this Rieussec, more than the 2007. The palate is very well balanced with superb acidity, real tension, steely with great precision with notes of apricot, white peach and honey on the beautifully defined finish. Probably the best..
Cellar/Tasting Notes "Enticing aromas of toffee, cream, dried apricot and caramel, Full-bodied, very sweet and thick, with honey and caramel flavors. Long and rich, oozing with sweet
ripe fruit, this is like liquid candy."
Cellar/Tasting Notes "The flagship sweet wine of Professor Denis Dubourdieu, this is a beautifully made wine and one of the best I have tasted from the chateau. The wine, which is usually about 70% Semillon, 20% Sauvignon, and the rest Muscadelle, exhibits a bold, opulent style with gobs of fruit, some honeyed peach,..
Cellar/Tasting Notes "Floral, lemon, apple and cream with dried pineapple and apricot. Full,bodied, but very focused and refined. It starts slowly and then, wham! It goes on and on. Spicy, dried fruits and spices. Full-bodied, medium-sweet. So long and exciting."
Cellar/Tasting Notes "The favorite sweet wine of millionaires, Chateau d'Yquem has, not unexpectedly, turned in a brilliant effort with their newly released 1989. It is a large-scaled, massively rich, unctuously-textured wine that should evolve effortlessly for a half century or more. It does not reveal the compelling..
Cellar/Tasting Notes "98-100 Barrel sample. The aromas are so rich and powerful, with great ripe apricots. There are honey, spice and beautiful sweet spiced pears. This is an extraordinary wine in an extraordinary year in Sauternes."
Cellar/Tasting Notes "This is very long and intense. Really impressive. Full and very sweet, yet racy and fresh, with spicy botrytis character. Fantastic."


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LeTourneau felt that he was clearly called to be a "businessman for God."
But his business efforts—although incredibly successful—never deterred him from
what he felt was his reason for existence: to glorify God and spread the Gospel message.
At his own expense, he founded missionary efforts in Liberia, Africa and Peru, South America. Also at his own expense, he traveled around the nation and the world preaching and sharing his testimony. Visitors to the R.G. LeTourneau Museum frequently recall the impact these messages had on them and on family members.
Mr. LeTourneau always felt that his lasting spiritual legacy would be the college he and his wife founded in Longview, Texas in 1946. The college—now LeTourneau University--continues to hold to its spiritual foundations and has produced more than 10,000 alumni who are faithfully serving the Lord in all 50 states and 55 nations. The mission continues to grow and thrive.


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You know those people who even though you've never met, you know you already like them? That's exactly how I feel about Federica Piersimoni – blogger/Italian travel expert behind the awesome Italian site Viaggi Low Cost (how to travel more and spend less). She interviewed me for the site Viaggi Low Cost (check out the interview … Continue reading
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Thank you for choosing Summa Health System as your healthcare provider. Our goal is to provide you with the right care at the right time in the right place
A listing of all services offered by Summa Health System
Unhee Kim, senior vice president of service lines and ancillary services for Summa Health System, is responsible for leading the strategy development, marketing, business development, volume growth, planning and execution for nine service lines. She also is responsible for existing and future ambulatory centers for diagnostic and therapeutic services and hospital-based clinical services such as pharmacy, laboratory, respiratory and neurology/sleep lab, among others.
Prior to joining Summa Health System, she served in various leadership positions at University Hospitals Health System. She received her Bachelor of Science in nursing at The University of Akron and her Master of Business Administration from Cleveland State University.


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11/12/2012 - Sheila Bair, ChairSheila C. Bair served as the 19th Chairman of the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation for a five-year term, from June 2006 through June 2011.Chairman Bair has an extensive background in banking and finance in a career that has taken her from Capitol Hill, to academia, to the highest levels of government. Before joining the FDIC in 2006, she was the Dean's Professor of Financial Regulatory Policy for the Isenberg School of Management at the University of Massachusetts-Amherst since 2002. Other career experience includes serving as Assistant Secretary for Financial Institutions at the U.S. Department of the Treasury (2001 to 2002), Senior Vice President for Government Relations of the New York Stock Exchange (1995 to 2000), a Commissioner of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (1991 to 1995), and Research Director, Deputy Counsel and Counsel to Senate Majority Leader Robert Dole (1981 to 1988).As FDIC Chairman, Ms. Bair presided over a tumultuous period in the nation's financial sector, working to bolster public confidence and system stability. Determined not to turn to taxpayer borrowing during the crisis, the FDIC managed its losses and liquidity needs entirely through its traditional industry-funded resources. In response to the financial crisis, she developed innovative and stabilizing programs that provided temporary liquidity guarantees to unfreeze credit markets and increased deposit insurance limits. In 2007, she was a singular – and prescient -- advocate for systematic loan modifications to stem the coming tidal wave of foreclosures. Ms. Bair also led FDIC resolution strategies to sell failing banks to healthier institutions, while providing credit support of future losses from failed banks' troubled loans. That strategy saved the Deposit Insurance Fund $40 billion over losses it would have incurred if the FDIC had liquidated those banks.Under Ms. Bair's leadership, the FDIC's powers and authority were significantly expanded by the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act of 2010. The law extends the FDIC's resolution process to large, systemically-important financial institutions, effectively attacking the doctrine of too-big-to-fail. The FDIC was also given joint authority to order the restructuring of an entity that cannot demonstrate, through a continually-monitored resolution plan, that it can be unwound.Ms. Bair has been a leading domestic and international advocate for common-sense capital and leverage ratios, including backing a key provision in Dodd-Frank that requires large financial entities to have capital cushions at least as strong as those that apply to U.S. community banks. As a member of the Basel Committee on Banking Supervision, in 2006 she called for higher bank capital standards, including an international leverage ratio to constrain growing levels of leverage among the world's major financial institutions. Financial experts now widely attribute excess leverage as a key driver of the 2008 financial crisis. In 2010, the Basel Committee finally adopted an international leverage ratio.Ms. Bair's work at the FDIC also focused on consumer protection and economic inclusion. Under her leadership, the FDIC issued early calls for interagency guidance addressing high-risk mortgages, and was among the first to see the dangers of these unaffordable mortgages to the broader banking sector and to the economy as a whole. She championed the creation of an Advisory Committee on Economic Inclusion, seminal research on small-dollar loan programs, and the formation of broad-based alliances in nine regional markets to bring underserved populations into the financial mainstream. Known for her focused and effective management style, FDIC employee morale soared under Chairman Bair's leadership. Under her leadership, the FDIC achieved a #1 ranking of the "Best Places to Work in the Government for 2011," among more than 200 comparable federal organizations. Moreover, her hands-on approach and strong emphasis on risk management led to the FDIC receiving an "unqualified," or clean audit from the General Accounting Office (GAO) during every year of her term, a remarkable feat given the many demands on the agency for rapid expansion and loss exposure associated with the resolution of 370 failed banks representing over $650 billion in assets.Ms. Bair received a number of prestigious honors during her tenure as FDIC Chairman. In 2008 and 2009, Forbes Magazine named Ms. Bair as the second most powerful woman in the world, after Germany's Chancellor Angela Merkel. Also in 2008, Ms. Bair topped The Wall Street Journal's annual 50 "Women to Watch List." In 2009 she was named one of Time Magazine's "Time 100" most influential people; awarded the John F. Kennedy Profile in Courage Award; and received the Hubert H. Humphrey Civil Rights Award. In 2010, Ms. Bair was featured on the cover of TIME Magazine with Mary Schapiro and Elizabeth Warren as "The New Sheriffs of Wall Street." Also in 2010, she received the Better Business Bureau's Presidents' Award. In December of 2011, subsequent to leaving office, Ms. Bair was named by the Washington Post and Harvard University as one of seven of America's Top Leaders. A Kansan by birth; Ms. Bair was inducted into the University of Kansas Women's Hall of Fame and received the Distinguished Kansan Award from the Native Sons and Daughters of Kansas in 2011. In May of 2012, she joined fellow KU alumni Robert Dole and Ford CEO Alan Mulally in Lawrence, KS to receive the first honorary doctoral degrees ever granted by their alma mater.Chairman Bair has also received several honors for her published work on financial issues, including her educational writings on money and finance for children, and for professional achievement. Among the honors she has received are: Distinguished Achievement Award, Association of Education Publishers (2005); Personal Service Feature of the Year, and Author of the Month Awards, Highlights Magazine for Children (2002, 2003 and 2004); and The Treasury Medal (2002). Her first children's book, Rock, Brock and the Savings Shock, was published in 2006 and her second, Isabel's Car Wash, in 2008. She is currently working on Bull by the Horns, to be released by Simon and Schuster in September.Chairman Bair received a bachelor's degree from the University of Kansas in 1975 and a J.D. from the University of Kansas School of Law in 1978. She is married to Scott P. Cooper and has two children. Brooksley Born Brooksley Born is a retired partner of Arnold & Porter LLP where she practiced for more than thirty years. She was head of the firm's derivatives practice, chaired its pro bono committee, and served on its policy committee. From 1996 to 1999 Ms. Born was chair of the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission, the federal agency that oversees futures and commodity option markets, and strongly advocated the need for federal regulation of the over-the-counter derivatives market. That unregulated market played a significant role in the recent financial crisis. She also served as a Commissioner on the U.S. Financial Crisis Inquiry Commission from 2009 until early 2011, when the Commission issued its report on the causes of the 2007-2008 financial crisis and resulting economic crisis.Ms. Born has championed women's rights, civil rights and the rights of the indigent. She currently chairs the board of the National Women's Law Center which she helped to found and has served on the boards of a number of other public interest legal organizations. She has also served on the boards of the American Bar Association, the American Bar Foundation and ALI-ABA and has chaired a number of ABA entities including the Section of Individual Rights and Responsibilities, the Women's Caucus, and the Standing Committee on Federal Judiciary.She has received awards recognizing her public service including the Margaret Brent Women Lawyers of Achievement Award of the ABA Commission on Women in the Profession, the Outstanding Service Award of the Fellows of the American Bar Foundation, the Profile in Courage Award of the John F. Kennedy Library Foundation, the American Lawyer's Lifetime Achievement Award, the Outstanding Public Interest Advocate of the Year Award of the National Association of Public Interest Law (now Equal Justice Works), and the Woman Lawyer of the Year Award of the Women's Bar Association of the District of Columbia.Ms. Born received her law degree from Stanford Law School where she was President of the Stanford Law Review and received the Outstanding Senior Award. Prior to joining Arnold & Porter LLP, she was a law clerk to Judge Henry W. Edgerton of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit.Bill Bradley Senator William W. Bradley, 68, is a Managing Director of Allen & Company LLC. From 2001-2004, he acted as chief outside advisor to McKinsey & Company's nonprofit practice. He was a Senior Advisor and Vice Chairman of the International Council of JP Morgan & Co., Inc. from 1997-1999. During that time, he also worked as an essayist for CBS evening news and was a visiting professor at Stanford University, University of Notre Dame and the University of Maryland. Senator Bradley served in the U.S. Senate from 1979 – 1997 representing the state of New Jersey. In 2000, he was a candidate for the Democratic nomination for President of the United States. Prior to serving in the Senate, he was an Olympic gold medalist in 1964 and a professional basketball player with the New York Knicks from 1967 – 1977 during which time they won 2 NBA championships. In 1982, he was elected to the Basketball Hall of Fame. Senator Bradley holds a BA degree in American History from Princeton University and an MA degree from Oxford University where he was a Rhodes Scholar. He has authored seven books on American politics, culture and economy, including his latest book We Can All Do Better. Currently, Senator Bradley hosts American Voices, a weekly show on Sirius XM Satellite Radio that highlights the remarkable accomplishments of Americans both famous and unknown.William Henry Donaldson William H. Donaldson is Chairman of Donaldson Enterprises and Chairman of the Advisory Board of Perella Weinberg Partners. He recently served as a member of President Obama's Economic Recovery Advisory Board. During his career, he served as the 27th Chairman of the Securities and Exchange Commission, Undersecretary of State under Secretary Henry Kissinger, and Council to Vice President Nelson Rockefeller. He was Chairman and CEO of the New York Stock Exchange; Chairman, President and CEO of Aetna Inc.; the Co-Founder, Chairman and CEO of Donaldson Lufkin and Jenrette (DLJ); and founder of DLJ former subsidiary Alliance Capital Management. He has been director of numerous publically held corporations and private businesses. He has also served on boards of many philanthropic, arts and educational institutions, among them the Ford Foundation, Lincoln Center for Performing Arts, Yale University, and the Aspen Institute. He was founding Dean and Professor of Management of the Yale School of Management. Earlier in his career, Mr. Donaldson served as a first lieutenant in the U.S. Marine Corps in the Far Eastern Theatre (Japan-Korea), as a rifle platoon commander and later as aide-de-camp to the Commanding General of the 1st Provisional Marine Air Ground Task Force. He holds a BA from Yale University, an MBA with distinction from Harvard Business School, and he is a Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA).Harvey Goldschmid(born May 6, 1940) is currently the Dwight Professor of Law at Columbia Law School. From 2002 to 2005, he served as a member of the Securities & Exchange Commission, where, though a Democrat, often sided with chairman William H. Donaldson.Professor Goldschmid has been recognized as the most influential SEC Commissioner who did not become a Chair in the agency's history.Professor Goldschmid has served as Dwight Professor since 1984, and was an Assistant Professor (1970-71), an Associate Professor (1971-73), and a Professor of Law (1973-84) at Columbia. He is also Senior Counsel at the law firm of Weil, Gotshal & Manges. Before serving as an SEC Commissioner, Goldschmid, in 1998-99, was the SEC's General Counsel (chief legal officer); from January 1 to July 15, 2000, he was Special Senior Advisor to SEC Chairman Arthur Levitt. Professor Goldschmid now serves as a Public Governor and Chair of the Regulatory Policy Committee of the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA), as a Trustee of the International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS) Foundation, as a Director of the National Center on Philanthropy and the Law, as a Director of Transparency International-USA, and on the Governing Board (and Vice Chair) of the Center for Audit Quality. Until recently, he served as Chair of the Board of Directors of the Greenwall Foundation, on the Advisory Board of the Yale's Millstein Center for Corporate Governance and Performance, on the PCAOB Advisory Council, and as Co-Chair of the IASB/FASB Financial Crisis Advisory Group ("an 18 member panel of senior international leaders with broad experience in the global financial system").Professor Goldschmid has been a frequent lecturer at national and international legal programs and conferences, and in recent years, served as a Distinguished Visitor at the American Academy in Berlin, Germany, as Distinguished Fellow in Ethics and Leadership at NYU's Stern School of Business, and as a Business Law Advisor for the ABA Section of Business Law ("a distinguished leader of the profession" who will share "wisdom and experience with members of the Section"). He received: the 2004 Lawrence A. Wien Prize for Social Responsibility from Columbia University (honoring an attorney who puts his "legal skills to work for the public good"); the 1999 Chairman's Award for Excellence from the SEC; and several teaching awards, including Columbia Law School's Willis L.M. Reese Award for Excellence in Teaching in both 1996 and 1997. Professor Goldschmid received his J.D., magna cum laude, from Columbia Law School in 1965 and a B.A., also magna cum laude, from Columbia College in 1962. He was Articles Editor of the Columbia Law Review and a member of Phi Beta Kappa. He is the author of numerous publications on corporate, securities, and antitrust law.Jeremy GranthamMr. Grantham co-founded GMO in 1977. Prior to GMO's founding, Mr. Grantham was co-founder of Batterymarch Financial Management in 1969 where he recommended commercial indexing in 1971, one of several claims to being first. He began his investment career as an economist with Royal Dutch Shell. Mr. Grantham is GMO's chief investment strategist and is an active member of GMO's asset allocation division. He is a member of the GMO Board and has also served on investment boards of several non-profit organizations. Mr. Grantham has been featured in Forbes, Barron's and Business Week and is routinely quoted by the financial press. He earned his undergraduate degree from the University of Sheffield (U.K.) and an M.B.A. from Harvard Business School.Richard HerringRichard J. Herring, Jacob Safra Professor of International Banking, Professor of Finance, The Wharton School; Co-Director, Wharton Financial Institutions CenterRichard J. Herring is Jacob Safra Professor of International Banking and Professor of Finance at The Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania, where he is also founding director of the Wharton Financial Institutions Center. From 2000 to 2006, he served as the Director of the Lauder Institute of International Management Studies and from 1995 to 2000, he served as Vice Dean and Director of Wharton's Undergraduate Division. During 2006, he was a Professorial Fellow at the Reserve Bank of New Zealand and Victoria University and during 2008 he was the Metzler Fellow at Johann Goethe University in Frankfurt.He is the author of more than 100 articles, monographs and books on various topics in financial regulation, international banking, and international finance. His most recent book, The Known, the Unknown & the Unknowable in Financial Risk Management (with F. Diebold and N. Doherty) has just been recognized as the most influential book published on the economics or risk management and insurance by the American Risk and Insurance Association. At various times his research has been funded by grants from the National Science Foundation, the Ford Foundation, the Brookings Institution, the Sloan Foundation, the Council on Foreign Relations, and the Royal Swedish Commission on Productivity.Outside the university, he is co-chair of the US Shadow Financial Regulatory Committee and Executive Director of the Financial Economist's Roundtable, a member of the Advisory Board of the European Banking Report in Rome, the Institute for Financial Studies in Frankfurt, and the International Centre for Financial Regulation in London. In addition, he is a member of the FDIC Systemic Risk Advisory Committee and the Stanford University Hoover Institute Working Group on Resolution. He served as co-chair of the Multinational Banking seminar from 1992–2004 and was a Fellow of the World Economic Forum in Davos from 1992–95. Currently, he is an independent director of the DWS mutual fund complex, the Daiwa closed-end Japanese Equity Fund, the Aberdeen Singapore closed-end fund, and Barclays Bank, Delaware.Herring received his undergraduate degree from Oberlin College in 1968 and his PhD from Princeton University in 1973. He has been a member of the Finance Department since 1972. He is married, with two children, and lives in Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania.Simon Johnson Simon Johnson is the Ronald A. Kurtz (1954) Professor of Entrepreneurship at the MIT Sloan School of Management and a Professor of Global Economics and Management at the MIT Sloan School of Management.He is also a senior fellow at the Peterson Institute for International Economics in Washington, D.C., a co-founder of BaselineScenario.com (a much cited website on the global economy), a member of the Congressional Budget Office's Panel of Economic Advisers, and a member of the FDIC's Systemic Resolution Advisory Committee.Prof. Johnson is a weekly contributor to NYT.com's Economix, is a regular Bloomberg columnist, has a monthly article with Project Syndicate that runs in publications around the world, and has published high impact opinion pieces recently in The Washington Post, The Wall Street Journal, The Atlantic, The New Republic, BusinessWeek, and The Financial Times, among other places. In January 2010, he joined The Huffington Post as contributing business editor. Professor Johnson is the co-author, with James Kwak, of 13 Bankers: The Wall Street Takeover and The Next Financial Meltdown, a bestselling assessment of the dangers now posed by the US financial sector (published March 2010) and White House Burning: The Founding Fathers, Our National Debt and Why it Matters to You (April 2012).In his roles as a professor, research fellow and author, Johnson's speaking engagements include paid appearances before various business groups, including financial institutions and other companies, as well before other groups that may have a political agenda. He is not on the board of any company, does not currently serve as a consultant to anyone, and does not work as an expert witness or conduct sponsored research. His investment portfolio comprises cash and broadly diversified mutual funds; he does not trade stocks, bonds, derivatives or other financial products actively.From March 2007 through the end of August 2008, Johnson was the International Monetary Fund's Economic Counsellor (chief economist) and Director of its Research Department. He is a co-director of the NBER Africa Project, and works with non-profits and think tanks around the world.Johnson holds a BA in economics and politics from the University of Oxford, an MA in economics from the University of Manchester, and a PhD in economics from MIT.For any media requests to Professor Johnson, please contact Michelle Fiorenza: email@example.com: http://baselinescenario.comHugh F. Johnston Hugh F. Johnston is chief financial officer of PepsiCo, which owns the world's largest portfolio of billion-dollar food and beverage brands, including 19 different product lines, each of which generates more than $1 billion in annual retail sales each. PepsiCo's main businesses – Quaker, Tropicana, Gatorade, Frito-Lay, and Pepsi Cola – also make hundreds of other enjoyable and wholesome foods and beverages that are respected household names throughout the world. With net revenues of approximately $60 billion, PepsiCo employs nearly 300,000 people worldwide.Johnston assumed this role in March 2010, and is responsible for providing strategic financial leadership for the corporation. He ensures that PepsiCo's strategic and operating plans, capital allocation, performance management processes, financial systems and controls, and capital structure all position the company to preserve and increase shareholder value. Johnston is also responsible for leading and developing PepsiCo's pipeline of outstanding finance talent. He was recently named one of the Top 100 influential people in Finance.Johnston joined PepsiCo in 1987, and has served in a variety of positions, including CFO, PepsiCo Beverages and Foods; senior vice president, Mergers and Acquisitions, PepsiCo; president, Pepsi-Cola North America Beverages; and most recently executive vice president, Global Operations, PepsiCo. In this role, Johnston ran the post-merger integration efforts for PepsiCo's bottler transactions with Pepsi Bottling Group and PepsiAmericas, and was responsible for overseeing PepsiCo's Global Procurement and Business Information Systems functions, as well as the company's Worldwide Concentrate Operations.Johnston is based in Purchase, N.Y.Education:
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Wild Pollinators Are Critical in Keeping our Picnic Baskets Full
Bees may seem like uninvited guests at your picnic – but before you shoo them away from the fruit salad, think twice, as they play a critical role in making your picnic possible.
Some of the most healthful, picnic favorites – including blueberries, strawberries, cantaloupe, watermelon, cucumber, avocados and almonds – would not make it to the table without the essential work by bees and other insects.
Most crops depend on pollinating insects to produce seeds or fruits. In fact, about three-quarters of global food crops require insect pollination to thrive; one-third of our calories and the majority of critical micronutrients, such as vitamins A, C and E, come from animal-pollinated food crops.
The Monarch Butterfly Decline, and What You Can Do About It
For the past month, monarch butterflies have caused a lot of buzz in both the news and in conservation circles. The reason: a report published by the World Wildlife Fund and others that documented a 59 percent decline in monarch populations this year.
This week, Yale360 published perhaps the best piece yet on this alarming decline, Richard Conniff's interview with Chip Taylor of Monarch Watch. It presents a number of interesting issues that conservationists should notice.
It's well known that almost the entire eastern population of monarch butterflies overwinters in a few clustered forests in Mexico. These tiny islands of habitat make the butterflies vulnerable. Many U.S. residents believe that the population decline is, in fact, due to logging in Mexican forests. But as Taylor points out, the Mexican government has done an excellent job stopping illegal logging.
So why the decline?
The study's authors point to agricultural fields. Taylor suggests that the monarch butterfly is likely "collateral damage" from the use of genetically engineered crops, namely Roundup-ready corn and soybeans. These crops have resulted in significantly higher pesticide use, wiping out the milkweeds that monarchs need to survive.
As Taylor says in the interview:
Now you are really hard pressed to find any corn or soybeans that have milkweed in the fields. I haven't seen any for years now because of the use of Roundup after they planted these crops. They have effectively eliminated milkweed from almost all of the habitat that monarchs used to use.
Additionally, due to biofuel and high crop prices, there are more acres in corn and soybean production than any year since just after World War II. This has meant that a lot of land has been taken out of the Conservation Reserve Program (CRP) and a lot of marginal land–where milkweeds once grew– has been tilled.
That's a lot of lost habitat for wildlife, including monarch butterflies.
And here's where you come in.
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XLrator Media's found footage flick, The Lost Coast Tapes, sets out to expose the truth behind Sasquatch. Directed by Corey Grant (Dysfunctional Friends), and written by team of Brian Kelsey and Bryan O'Cain, the film stars Drew Rausch, Rich McDonald, Ashley Wood, Noah Weisberg, and Frank Ashmore.
In The Lost Coast Tapes, "Sean Reynolds, an eager television host, is on a mission to debunk famed Bigfoot hunter Carl Drybeck, who claims to possess the body of a dead Sasquatch. When the team arrives in Northern California, they are immediately thrilled -- Drybeck's zealous belief in his hoax is going to make for a wildly entertaining episode of campy-paranormal television.
However, when Drybeck's hunting partner is mysteriously attacked, the team is left alone, and reality begins to set in. The evidence is stacking up, Drybeck's theory may not be a hoax, and the existence of Bigfoot might just be the least of their worries.
Shot on location in the region of the world's largest concentration of Bigfoot sightings and based on the real accounts of locals, THE LOST COAST TAPES reveals a new truth about America's oldest living legend."
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